It has leaked out: tomorrow, February 7th - the San Diego City Council will issue a proclamation commemorating and basically "apologizing" for what happened 100 years ago in regard to suppression of free speech during the infamous San Diego Free Speech Fight of 1912. The proclamation will be presented to ACLU at the City Council…
By Norma Damashek / NumbersRunner / Feb. 22, 2023 Councilmember Gloria Bounds to the Rescue (2013 2014) According to the City Charter, the presiding officer of the city council has limited authority to act as mayor in the event of an unplanned vacancy in the mayor’s seat. With a wink and a nod from City Attorney…
By Norma Damashek / NumbersRunner / April 27, 2022 Let’s pretend we’re hotshot detectives in a Netflix blockbuster about a real estate deal gone bad … really bad. The action takes place in San Diego, where most every city official past and present is hell-bent on burying the evidence. An apt name for…